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# unesco - Friday 13 December, 2019
'Racist and anti-Semitic' Belgian festival removed from UNESCO's heritage list
A float caricaturing Orthodox Jews with hooked noses and sitting on gold bags outraged Belgium’s 40,000-strong Jewish community.
'An emotional day': Irish harping added to UNESCO's 'Intangible Cultural Heritage' list
The UNESCO announcement was made at a committee meeting in Colombia yesterday.
# unesco - Thursday 29 November, 2018
'An intrinsic part of Irish culture': Hurling has been granted special status by UNESCO
Ireland’s national sport has been recognised by the UN’s cultural body.
# unesco - Saturday 17 March, 2018
‘We're not talking about this enough': Ireland warned to take action against radicalisation
An expert has said better integration of asylum seekers and refugees must play a role in this process.
# unesco - Sunday 18 February, 2018
Why North African countries that don't always get along will be brought together... by couscous
Countries are set to unite to win the delicacy Unesco status.
# unesco - Saturday 13 January, 2018
Macron wants the French baguette to become a Unesco-listed symbol
Irish uilleann piping was granted the same status last year.
# unesco - Thursday 7 December, 2017
'Today is a global milestone': Uilleann pipes get international recognition
President Michael D Higgins is among those to welcome the news
# unesco - Thursday 12 October, 2017
Israel joins United States in withdrawing from UNESCO
The move will take effect from 21 December.
# unesco - Tuesday 19 September, 2017
'I left school early at 16. Now I'm a mature student at 51 - it's never too late to go to college'
Deirdre O’Regan is 51 and in her final year of her degree. She went back to college after 30 years – here’s her story.
# unesco - Tuesday 1 November, 2016
Hiker found after being lost in remote jungle for two weeks
He didn’t follow park regulations requiring that visitors take a guide, the police said.
# unesco - Thursday 27 October, 2016
Horse meat for sale in Phibsboro and other wacky clips from Ireland's past
RTÉ has released special archived footage for the UNESCO World Day for Audiovisual Heritage.
# unesco - Sunday 6 September, 2015
Here are some of the heritage sites Islamic State have blown up so far
This week the terrorist group destroyed a 2,000 year old temple — but it’s not its first time.
# unesco - Tuesday 25 August, 2015
Islamic State releases photos of how it blew up historic temple
Palmyra’s was destroyed by the group at the weekend.
# unesco - Friday 22 May, 2015
Here are the places in Ireland that could become UNESCO Heritage Sites
Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Heather Humphreys, today announced a fund of €13,000.
# unesco - Monday 1 December, 2014
There are just five 'cities of film' in the world - and Galway's now one of them
The announcement has been described as “hugely significant”.
# unesco - Friday 1 August, 2014
Star Wars filming did not harm Skellig's bird population, Minister insists
Specialist staff from the wildlife service and the monuments service were on hand this week, as JJ Abrams filmed the latest installment of the franchise.
# unesco - Tuesday 29 July, 2014
Could Star Wars cost Skellig Michael its Unesco World Heritage status?
The film begins shooting today, but will Jedi knights ruin a heritage site?
# unesco - Saturday 21 June, 2014
Here are the sites vying for World Heritage status
And you’ll want to visit them all.
# unesco - Thursday 19 June, 2014
Australia has been given eight months to fix the Great Barrier Reef
The UN has warned that a “business as usual approach is not an option”.
# unesco - Wednesday 23 April, 2014
Mobile phones found to help boost literacy rates in developing countries
The report from UNESCO found that access to mobile devices encourages people in developing countries to read full-length books and stories through their phone.
# unesco - Sunday 13 April, 2014
Sixteen people have died in a huge fire consuming the outskirts of a Chilean port city
The military has taken over security in the city of Valparaiso.
# unesco - Saturday 4 May, 2013
Great Barrier Reef status as 'natural wonder of the world' under threat
The UN says Australia hasn’t done enough to tackle concerns about rampant coastal development and water quality at the world heritage site.
# unesco - Saturday 16 February, 2013
GALLERY: Incredible photos of Afghanistan before the wars
Dr Bill Podlich took hundreds of photos while working with UNESCO in 1967 and 1968. Here’s what he saw.
# unesco - Tuesday 1 January, 2013
Want to be a writer? New programme urges people to put pen to paper
Three successful Irish authors will offer tips to budding writers through YouTube videos as part of the new National Emerging Writer Programme.
# unesco - Sunday 30 September, 2012
Syrian fighting torches historic medieval market
The damage to one of the best-preserved old souks in the Middle East was the worst yet to a UNESCO World Heritage site in Syria.
# unesco - Saturday 11 August, 2012
Wildfires threaten world heritage site on Canary Island
Meanwhile a blaze on the island of Tenerife has led to the evacuation of residents.
# unesco - Tuesday 3 July, 2012
Timbuktu tomb destruction condemned by UNESCO
Islamist hardliners in northern Mali have claimed responsibility for what UNESCO termed “repugnant acts” of destruction on historical sites.
# unesco - Saturday 30 June, 2012
UNESCO world heritage sites attacked in Mali
Hardline Islamists have threatened to destroy all of the centuries-old ancient tombs in the historical city of Timbuktu.
# unesco - Thursday 28 June, 2012
UNESCO puts Timbuktu on danger list
We take a brief look at the explorers, including one Irish man, who tried and failed to make it to the fabled city, the one who finally did and the other who made it out alive.
# unesco - Saturday 9 June, 2012
In pics: The Austrian alpine village... that China built
China has a reputation for reproducing pirate copies of goods – but an entire village?
# unesco - Wednesday 7 March, 2012
Slane bypass plans rejected by An Bord Pleanála
An Bord Pleanála said that the bypass would have ben too close to the Brú na Bóinne UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Boyne Valley.
# unesco - Tuesday 27 December, 2011
Poll: Have you seen incidents of homophobia in Ireland?
Young people in Ireland are especially vulnerable to homophobic bullying, the co-founder of LGBT support group BeLonG To has said. Today, we ask if you have seen evidence of homophobic bullying in Ireland.
UNESCO praises Irish anti-homophobic bullying campaign
International conference hears that BeLonG To group’s work will be written into the UN toolkit as an example of how to tackle homophobic bullying of young people.
Column: Homophobic bullying is taking young lives, yet it’s treated as harmless
Most adults in Ireland can now be openly gay, writes Michael Barron – but the reality for young people is very different.
# unesco - Thursday 3 November, 2011
Israel to speed up construction of settlements after Palestinians join UNESCO
Around 2,000 homes will be constructed in the Israeli settlements in retaliation for UN vote to allow Palestinian membership.
# unesco - Monday 31 October, 2011
Palestine becomes member of UN cultural body
The approval from UNESCO delegates came despite threats from the US that it would pull US$80 million in funding if Palestine’s membership bid was successful.
# unesco - Tuesday 23 August, 2011
Dublin writers' exhibition opens in the Liberties
W.B. Yeats was poor at spelling and Samuel Beckett was born on a Friday 13th…just some of the facts you will learn at the newly-opened Dublin Writers’ exhibition.
# unesco - Monday 8 November, 2010
Berlusconi blasted after Pompeii house collapses
A 2,000 year-old Roman gladiator house collapses in Pompeii – prompting calls for the Unesco world heritage site to be taken out of Berlusconi’s control.
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Poll: Is it fair to ask politicians about their own personal drug use?
TAOISEACH LEO VARADKAR and Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin went head-to-head in the first live televised election debate last night where a range of issues from healthcare to housing were discussed.
One moment that set people talking was towards the end of the debate when presenter Pat Kenny asked each of the candidates if they have ever used illegal drugs.
While Martin instantly replied that he has never taken illegal drugs, Varadkar said he already answered this question in an interview several years ago. After he was pressed for an answer from Kenny and Martin, Varadkar admitted he had used illegal drugs but said it was “obviously a long time ago.”
Speaking on the Tonight Show after the debate, Fr Peter McVerry dismissed it as a pointless question, adding that only people buying drugs regularly should have to account for their moral decision.
It is clear that a wider debate is to be had around personal drug use and how much of this should be shared by those running for elected office.
So today we’re asking you: Is it fair to ask politicians about their own personal drug use?
Poll Results:
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No (4940)
I'm not sure (560)
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Lise Hand: Will they? Won't they? Shades of Love Island as big parties can't avoid recoupling talk
By Lise Hand - @liseinthecity
Opinion: Young people don't vote? You may be right, but we might surprise you
By Adam Hallissey and Ben Quigley - @progressbrief
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